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- Dictionarycrisp/krɪsp/
adjective
- 1. (of a substance) firm, dry, and brittle: "crisp bacon" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of the weather) cool, fresh, and invigorating: "a crisp autumn day" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a wafer-thin slice of potato fried or baked until crisp and eaten as a snack. British "cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps"
- 2. a dessert of fruit baked with a crunchy topping of brown sugar, butter, and flour: "rhubarb crisp"
verb
- 1. give (food) a crisp surface by placing it in an oven or under a grill: "crisp the pitta in the oven"
- 2. curl (something) into short, stiff, wavy folds or crinkles: archaic "there is a cooling breeze which crisps the broad clear river"
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CRISP definition: 1. hard enough to be broken easily 2. used to describe cooked foods, such as pastry and biscuits…. Learn more.
1. a. : easily crumbled : brittle. a crisp cracker. b. : desirably firm and crunchy. crisp lettuce. 2. a. : notably sharp, clean-cut, and clear. a crisp illustration. also : concise and to the point. a crisp reply. b. : noticeably neat. crisp new clothes. : briskly cold. crisp winter weather.
Something that's crisp is thin, dry, and breakable. Unless they're stale, most crackers are crisp. Gingersnaps are crisp, and so is toast — in fact, crisp often describes food, although crunchy snow and dry, brown leaves are also crisp.
If you describe someone's writing or speech as crisp, you mean they write or speak very clearly, without mentioning unnecessary details. This may make them seem unfriendly . 'Very well,' I said, adopting a crisp authoritative tone.
Crisp definition: (especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle. See examples of CRISP used in a sentence.
(approving) (of snow, leaves, etc.) hard or dry and making a pleasant noise under pressure. deep, crisp snow. (approving) (of sounds, images, etc.) pleasantly clear and sharp. The recording sounds very crisp, considering its age.
1. Something crisp or easily crumbled: The roast was burned to a crisp. 2. A dessert of fruit baked with a sweet crumbly topping: apple crisp. 3. Chiefly British A potato chip. [Middle English, curly, from Old English, from Latin crispus; see sker- in Indo-European roots .] crisp′ly adv. crisp′ness n.
Crisp definition: . See examples of CRISP used in a sentence.
Crisp definition, (especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast. See more.
1. Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface. [approval] [...] 2. Weather that is pleasantly fresh, cold, and dry can be described as crisp . [approval] [...] 3. Crisp cloth or paper is clean and has no creases in it. [...] More. Conjugations of 'crisp' present simple: I crisp, you crisp [...]
